What is the meaning of "and make him the heir from us" in the supplication of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and what is meant by inheritance between a person and his senses, and to what does the pronoun in "and make him" refer?
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Scholars have differed regarding the meaning of the phrase "and make him the inheritor from us." The preponderant view is that the pronoun "him" (الهاء) refers to what was mentioned (the hearing, sight, and strength), and its meaning is that a person dies while still enjoying them, so he does not lose them during his life.
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